2011 TEAM GUIDE 2011 CLASS ROSTER SENIORS SOPHOMORES JUNIORS FRESHMEN 2011 VOLLEYBALL ‘11 LOUISIANA VOLLEYBALL Ragin’ Cajuns Volleyball 2011 Team Guide Thank you for your interest in Ragin’ Cajuns Volleyball. The 2011 team QUICK FACTS guide features most of the information you will need to cover the Cajuns GENERAL INFORMATION this season. You may also find the 2011 Ragin’ Cajuns Volleyball History & Location ________________________Lafayette, La. Record Book helpful. It contains last season’s stats, as well as all documented Founded ______________________________ 1898 Enrollment _______________ 15,418 (Spring 2011) historical data and records. The History & Record Book is available at Nickname _______________________Ragin’ Cajuns RaginCajuns.com under the volleyball homepage. Colors ___________ Vermilion (PMS 193) and White Affiliation _____________________NCAA Division I MEDIA INFORMATION Conference __________________________Sun Belt Home Court ___________ Earl K. Long Gym (1,121) 2011 Roster __________________________________________________ 2 President _____ Dr. E. Joseph Savoie (Louisiana ‘76) 2011 Schedule _______________________________________________ 2 Interim AD ___ Scott Farmer (Georgia Southern, 86) 2011 Preview ________________________________________________ 3 Assistant AD/SWA ____Sherry LeBas (Louisiana ‘71) Ticket Office ___________________ (337) 851-2011 University Site __________________ Louisiana.edu STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES Web Site ____________________ RaginCajuns.com Kerrilyn Lazare _______________________________________________ 4 Lesley Mirarchi _______________________________________________ 5 COACHING STAFF Mandi Gavin _________________________________________________ 6 Head Coach __________________Heather Mazeitis Alma Mater ___________Central Oklahoma, 1992 Blair Claypoole/Dayna Wiesmann ________________________________ 7 Record at UL ______________ 34-60 (4th season) Kristen Armstrong/Taylor Meade _________________________________ 8 Overall Career Record ____ 265-312 (16th season) Lavinia Tataran/Tonice White ____________________________________ 9 Office Phone _________________ (337) 482-6327 E-mail [email protected] Newcomers ______________________________________________ 10-11 Assistant Coach ________________ Jon Haruguchi Alma Mater _____________ Colorado State, 1996 COACHING STAFF Assistant Coach _______________ Cristian Matochi Head Coach Heather Mazeitis _______________________________ 12-13 Alma Mater __________________ Redlands, 2008 Assistant Coaches/Support Staff ________________________________ 14 Volleyball Office Phone __________ (337) 482-1353 Volleyball Office Fax ____________ (337) 482-5166 Opponent Quick Facts _____________________________________ 15-16 TEAM INFORMATION Starters R/L _______________________ 4/2+Libero Follow the Ragin’ Cajuns at Letterwinners R/L _________________ 8/3+Libero Newcomers ______________________________ 6 2010 SEASON REVIEW Overall Record _________________________ 17-16 Home: 10-2 Away: 4-9 Neutral: 3-5 Sun Belt Record _________________7-9 (4th, West) Home: 5-2 Away: 2-7 UL VOLLEYBALL HISTORY 1 First Season ___________________________ 1976 Seasons Played ___________ Entering 36th season All-Time Record _________________579-622 (.482) All-Time Sun Belt Record __________91-173 (.345) SPORTS INFORMATION SID _____________________________ Daryl Cetnar Asst. SID (Secondary Contact) ______ Matt Hebert RaginCajuns.com Office _______________________ (337) 482-6330 E-mail __________________ [email protected] Staff Assistant ________________ Christian Lemon Louisiana Staff Assistant __________________ Jeff Schneider Sports Information RUSSELL LUNA Graduate Assistant ____________ Chelsea Balestra Main Phone: (337) 851-2255 Volleyball Contact Graduate Assistant (VB Contact) ____ Russell Luna Fax: (337) 482-6529 Office _______________________(337) 482-6332 Office: (337) 482-6332 Cell _________________________(615) 308-6245 MAILING ADDRESS Cell: (615) 308-6245 E-mail __________________ [email protected] Cox Communications Athletic Center Email: [email protected] 201 Reinhardt Drive SID Main Line __________________ (337) 851-2255 Lafayette, LA 70506 SID Fax _______________________ (337) 482-6529 2011 VOLLEYBALL RaginCajuns.com '11 LOUISIANA VOLLEYBALL 2011 Schedule Ragin’ Cajuns Volleyball 2011 Roster AUGUST NUMERICAL 26 vs. Jacksonville State# 10:00 a.m. No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl-Exp. Hometown/Last School 26 at LSU# 7:00 p.m. 1 Caitlin Auxilien DS 5-6 Fr.-HS Mandeville, La./Fontainebleau 27 vs. Alcorn State# 9:00 a.m. 2 Lesley Mirarchi MB 6-0 Sr.-3L Plano, Texas/Plano Senior 27 vs. Miami (FL)# 1:30 p.m. 3 Abby Filce MB 6-1 Fr.-HS Thibodaux, La./E.D. White Catholic 4 Blair Claypoole MB 6-2 Jr.-1L Mesquite, Texas/Centenary SEPTEMBER 5 Dayna Wiesmann RS/S 5-9 Jr.-Sq. Willis, Texas/UT-Dallas 6 Mandi Gavin S 6-2 Jr.-2L Arlington, Texas/Nolan Catholic 2 TEXAS SOUTHERN$ 7:00 p.m. 8 Kelly Wiesmann OH 5-11 Fr.-HS Willis, Texas/Covenant Christian 2011 schedule/roster $ 3 MISS. VALLEY STATE 12:00 p.m. 9 Mayme Cook RS/S 5-9 Fr.-HS Rayne, La./Notre Dame HS $ 3 NICHOLLS STATE 6:00 p.m. 10 Andrea Hole S 5-10 Fr.-HS Oslo, Norway/Berg Videregaande 6 LAMAR 7:00 p.m. 11 Taylor Meade DS/OH 5-10 So.-1L Coppell, Texas/Coppell 9 vs. New Mexico State% 9:00 a.m. 12 Emily Klein OH 5-11 So.-Tr. Dallas, Texas/Baylor 9 at Texas State% 7:00 p.m. 14 Kerrilyn Lazare MB 6-1 Sr.-2L Baton Rouge, La./Woodlawn 10 vs. Houston Baptist% 12:00 p.m. 15 Kaylee Nemeth OH 6-1 Fr.-HS Montgomery, Texas/Montgomery 10 vs. Northwestern State% 4:00 p.m. 19 Kristen Armstrong DS 5-6 So.-1L Prairieville, La./St. Joseph’s Academy 13 SOUTHERN 7:00 p.m. 20 Tonice White MB 6-1 So.-1L Houston, Texas/Kashmere 16 at UT Arlington& 7:00 p.m. 23 Lavinia Tataran OH 5-9 So.-1L Satu Mare, Romania/Mihai Eminescu 17 vs. Texas Tech& 11:00 a.m. 17 vs. Prairie View A&M& 5:00 p.m. ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl-Exp. Hometown/Last School 20 at Southeastern La. 7:00 p.m. 19 Kristen Armstrong DS 5-6 So.-1L Prairieville, La./St. Joseph’s Academy 23 at South Alabama* 7:00 p.m. 1 Caitlin Auxilien DS 5-6 Fr.-HS Mandeville, La./Fontainebleau 25 at Troy* 1:00 p.m. 4 Blair Claypoole MB 6-2 Jr.-1L Mesquite, Texas/Centenary 27 LA-MONROE* 7:00 p.m. 9 Mayme Cook RS/S 5-9 Fr.-HS Rayne, La./Notre Dame HS 30 DENVER* 7:00 p.m. 3 Abby Filce MB 6-1 Fr.-HS Thibodaux, La./E.D. White Catholic 6 Mandi Gavin S 6-2 Jr.-2L Arlington, Texas/Nolan Catholic OCTOBER 10 Andrea Hole S 5-10 Fr.-HS Oslo, Norway/Berg Videregaande 2 NORTH TEXAS* 12:00 p.m. 12 Emily Klein OH 5-11 So.-Tr. Dallas, Texas/Baylor 9 at La.-Monroe* 3:00 p.m. 14 Kerrilyn Lazare MB 6-1 Sr.-2L Baton Rouge, La./Woodlawn 14 at Denver* 8:00 p.m. 11 Taylor Meade DS/OH 5-10 So.-1L Coppell, Texas/Coppell 16 at North Texas* 1:00 p.m. 2 Lesley Mirarchi MB 6-0 Sr.-3L Plano, Texas/Plano Senior 15 Kaylee Nemeth OH 6-1 Fr.-HS Montgomery, Texas/Montgomery 21 WESTERN KENTUCKY* 7:00 p.m. 23 Lavinia Tataran OH 5-9 So.-1L Satu Mare, Romania/Mihai Eminescu 22 MIDDLE TENNESSEE* 7:00 p.m. 20 Tonice White MB 6-1 So.-1L Houston, Texas/Kashmere 28 at Arkansas State* 7:00 p.m. 5 Dayna Wiesmann RS/S 5-9 Jr.-Sq. Willis, Texas/UT-Dallas 2 30 at UALR* 1:00 p.m. 8 Kelly Wiesmann OH 5-11 Fr.-HS Willis, Texas/Covenant Christian NOVEMBER Head Coach: Heather Mazeitis (Central Oklahoma, ’92) – fourth season at Louisiana 4 FLORIDA ATLANTIC* 7:00 p.m. Assistant Coach: Jon Haruguchi (Colorado State, ’96) – second season at Louisiana 6 FIU* 1:00 p.m. Assistant Coach: Cristian Matochi (Redlands, ’08) – fourth season at Louisiana 11 ARKANSAS STATE* 7:00 p.m. 13 UALR* 1:00 p.m. PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 17-19 at Sun Belt Tournament Caitlin Auxilien (ox-zil-yen) Lesley Mirarchi (muh – rar – chee) (Miami, Fla.) Jon Haruguchi (Hair – uh – gooch – e) Lavinia (luh – vin – e – uh) Tataran Andrea Hole (who – lah) Tonice (toe – niece) White # - LSU Tiger Classic (Baton Rouge) Kerrilyn Lazare (luh – zar) Dayna Wisemann (wese - man) $ - Bon Temps Invitational (Lafayette) % - CenturyLink Premier (San Marcos, Texas) Cristian Matochi (mah – toe – chee) Kelly Wisemann (wese - man) & - UT Arlington Invitational (Arlington, Texas) Heather Mazeitis (muh – zay – tis) * - Denotes Sun Belt Conference match Times are CENTRAL and subject to change 2011 VOLLEYBALL ‘11 LOUISIANA VOLLEYBALL 2011 season preview Ragin’ Cajuns Volleyball 2011 Preview RETURNING STATISTICAL COMPARISON The trend upwards has been a work in progress for UL head coach Heather Mazeitis since arriving in 2008. It came to fruition in 2010 when the Cajuns captured their first winning season in a decade and reached the Sun Belt Conference Tournament for the first time since 2002. The Cajuns finished the season 17-16, notching an impressive 10-2 mark at the friendly confines of Earl K. Long Gym. The home record was the best for any Cajuns Lesley Mirarchi volleyball squad since 1988. The expectation of steady improvement is the same for the 2011 Ragin’ Cajuns. KILLS The loss of all-time digs leader Lindsay Brown and offensive star Caroline Dufrene will Player S K K/Set require some veterans to transition into the leadership role. Lesley Mirarchi 122 364 2.98 Leading that role is returning All-Sun Belt middle blocker Lesley Mirarchi. Last Taylor Meade 122 259 2.12 season, Mirarchi threw down 364 kills and stuffed a team-leading 106.0 blocks. Joining Mirarchi in the leadership role is junior setter Mandi Gavin. Last season, Kerrilyn Lazare 121 248 2.05 Gavin ranked fourth in the Sun Belt with 9.54 assists per game becoming the first UL setter to clip the 1,000 assists plateau since 2007. The versatility of sophomore Taylor Meade will help the Cajuns after she notched 259 kills and scooped 312 digs in her rookie campaign. Meade led the Sun Belt with 49 service aces. The Cajuns will expect contributions from Kerrilyn Lazare, Blair Claypoole and Tonice White to help continue the offensive success from 2010. Providing the defensive depth for UL will be sophomores Kristen Armstrong and Lavinia Tataran.